The woman also claimed she had seen the tribute act in a local restaurant earlier that day.

The event cost $150 a ticket and was advertised as Ced's Black Tie Affair, helmed by promoter Cedric Johnson. Confusingly, Cedric appeared to send a text to a local TV station claiming he had been ''duped'' and promising people's money back, which he later retracted.

In a further twist, a representative for R. Kelly told Pitchfork.com the singer had, in fact, appeared at the show - wearing dark sunglasses and a low baseball cap - and noted the event was billed as featuring an ''appearance'' from R. Kelly, not a full concert.

The 'I Believe I Can Fly' star - who is preparing to release a new album, 'Black Panties', in December - has yet to comment. However, he did perform a concert in neighbouring, Mississippi, on Sunday (27.10.13), the day after the event in Louisiana, later posting on Instagram: ''Great show last night in Southaven, MS. Thanks to all who came down, the energy in the crowd was crazy.''